”Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.”

– Kenneth Bouldingeconomist

”Our economic activity is at war with the planet.”

– Naomi Klein

”A growing nation is the greatest ponzi game ever contrived.”

– Paul Samuelsoneconomist

”There will inevitably come a time that the society drastically needs to change the way it interacts with the environment, or it will lose its coherence.”

– Sander van der Leeuw

”As I see it, humanity needs to reduce its impact on the Earth urgently and there are three ways to achieve this: we can stop consuming so many resources, we can change our technology and we can reduce the growth of our population.”

– Sir David Attenborough

”If the world is saved, it will be saved by people with changed minds, people with a new vision. It will not be saved by people with the old vision but new programs.”

– Daniel Quinnauthor: Ishmael and The Story of B

”You don’t have a conservation policy unless you have a population policy.”

– Paul Ehrlichauthor: The Population Bomb

”Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”